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Home / Explore / Los Angeles, CA

California · CITY & NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE

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The housing picture

2020–2024 American Community Survey · Los Angeles city, California

Median owner-occupied home value

$921,200± $4,782 margin of error

Estimated by homeowners; not a current sale price.

Median monthly gross rent

$1,933± $9 margin of error

Contract rent plus applicable utility and fuel costs.

Population

3,857,263± 151 margin of error

Residents within the Census place boundary.

Housing units

1,554,332± 4,168 margin of error

Occupied and vacant housing units.

Occupied housing units

1,439,097± 4,027 margin of error

Homes occupied by owners or renters.

Owner-occupied housing units

518,423± 4,594 margin of error

Occupied homes in which the owner lives.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year ↗. Retrieved Sep 28, 2026. Place ID: 0644000. Dollar amounts are in 2024 dollars. Survey estimates describe a period, not a live housing market.

View the Census data tables

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates. Dollar amounts are in 2024 dollars; published margins of error use a 90% confidence level. These downloadable source tables cover all Census geographies.

  • Home value · B25077 ↗
  • Gross rent · B25064 ↗
  • Population · B01003 ↗
  • Housing units · B25001 ↗
  • Occupied housing and tenure · B25003 ↗

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Explore Los Angeles, one address at a time.

Local resources reviewed Sep 27, 2026.

Connect a property to its planning cases in ZIMAS

Los Angeles City Planning's ZIMAS guidance explains searches by address, assessor parcel number and case number. Use the property's zoning and land-use information alongside its planning-application history to prepare specific questions for City Planning before assuming a change is allowed.

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Check alternate search fields in the LADBS permit archive

LADBS PRISM searches scanned permits, plans and certificates of occupancy by address, assessor number and other identifiers. Its help page explains that older addresses and incomplete indexing can leave gaps. Try the relevant alternate identifier or contact the Records Section if an expected record is missing.

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Questions about Los Angeles

What can I try if a Los Angeles permit is missing from an address search?

LADBS PRISM's help page describes alternate searches, including assessor numbers, and gaps caused by older addresses or incomplete indexing. Try the relevant identifier or contact the Records Section before treating an empty search as evidence that a permit never existed.

Source: prism.dbs.lacity.gov ↗

What is the median home value in Los Angeles?

The 2020–2024 ACS estimate for the median value of owner-occupied homes in Los Angeles is $921,200 in 2024 dollars. This describes owner-reported values over a five-year period. For a purchase or sale today, request recent comparable transactions for the specific neighborhood and property type.

What is the median rent in Los Angeles?

The 2020–2024 ACS median monthly gross rent for Los Angeles is $1,933 in 2024 dollars. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable utility and fuel costs. It is a historical survey estimate, not today's asking rent or a quote for an individual property.

Does this describe a specific neighborhood?

These figures cover Los Angeles city, California. City boundaries, ZIP codes, school attendance areas, and named neighborhoods can differ. Use a property's address to check the details that matter to you; a city-wide median will not describe every block or home.

How can I compare Los Angeles with another place?

Use the city comparison to view figures from the same ACS release side by side. Then compare current property choices, your actual commute, and address-specific conditions. Differences between survey estimates can fall within their margins of error; the comparison does not rank which place is best.

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